DUCK SHOOTING
Ducks are often hunted at sunrise and sunset as they arrive at or depart from watercourses, lakes and wetlands. Hunters take up positions around the water hole. It is important that they are as invisible as possible, so the ducks do not see them. It is necessary to have a good retriever that likes water. There are many duck species that may be hunted, but the most common are mallards, teal and widgeon. You can also hunt duck on fishing territory, from a barge or small boat.
Hunting stories from a hunter
You rarely rise as early and quickly in the morning as when duck season finally arrives. You’ve been waiting for months, and have made all your preparations the day before. Only the coffee has to be brewed before climbing into the cold car. You pay no heed to the cold, because your thoughts wander to pleasant hours beside the wetlands in previous seasons, wings beating rapidly in the darkness, the scent of marsh water and fresh wind on your cheeks from the west. You are suddenly roused by the sound of your rubber boots splashing through the shallow water to your post. The dog trots sleepily behind you, and wags its tail as you look down and say, “time to see if there will be a duck for us today.” After some waiting, the ducks start to move. The wind has picked up, and the first ducks have descended on the marsh, but too far away. The dog looks in their direction, and wags its tail again. “Stay calm,” you say with a smile. You know the feeling of eagerness too. Perhaps you should have brought decoys? There is another pause in the hunt.
The first shot misses, but the second bags the last bird in the flock. The dog thinks, “we should all do what we do best, so I’ll get that right away.” And before you have had time to reach for the forgotten dog whistle, man’s best friend is sitting front of you with a handsome teal in its mouth. The spilled coffee, the autumn melancholy, the cold, the strange mood – everything is forgotten. It’s no longer night and dark, it’s morning. At home your spouse is waiting, having just got out of bed. You feel you have a long story to tell, but the words won’t seem to come out. You end up just saying, “I got a duck. It was a nice morning.” You sit at the breakfast table, lost in your own thoughts, while your spouse asks, “how did you get coffee all over everything?” The dog sighs in its basket and wags itself off to sleep.
READ ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF HUNTING
- PARTRIDGE SHOOTING
- CROW SHOOTING
- PIGEON SHOOTING
- GOOSE HUNTING
- STALKING
- HUNTING GUIDE FOR DEER STALKING
- Bow hunting
- WATERFOWLING OPEN WATER
- fox hunting
- DRIVEN HUNT FOR HARES
- Driven hunt
- buck hunting
- SNIPE SHOOTING
- PHEASANT SHOOTING